Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Baton Rouge Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 22033005200 · East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · pop 2,359 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 22033005200 (the Downtown Baton Rouge area of Baton Rouge, Louisiana) comes in at 5.1/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 42% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $985 monthly, set against $50,197 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 69% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 33% Owners 31%

Tract context

Occupied units975

Renter share69.0%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate24.8%

Median income$50,197

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Baton Rouge and the region

Centroid at 30.4393, -91.1868 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Baton Rouge scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Baton Rouge

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

Louisiana legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

24.8% poverty · this tract

6.2

Supply constraint

$985 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Baton Rouge

1.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Baton Rouge

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Baton Rouge

3.5

How Downtown Baton Rouge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

90%Socioeconomic
57%Household composition
83%Racial/ethnic minority
88%Housing & transportation

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

24.6%Housing insecurity
18.8%Utility-shutoff threat
31.8%Food insecurity
29.5%SNAP enrollment
16.8%Transit barriers
10.7%No health insurance
22.0%Frequent mental distress
39.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown Baton Rouge

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Baton Rouge eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the East Baton Rouge County average of 5.0 and in line with the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 24.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 22033005200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22033005200?

Census tract 22033005200 in the Downtown Baton Rouge neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 22033005200?

Median gross rent is $985/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 22033005200?

24.8% of residents in tract 22033005200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,359.

How socially vulnerable is tract 22033005200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 57th, minority 83th, housing 88th.

Is tract 22033005200 considered part of Downtown Baton Rouge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22033005200 fall within Downtown Baton Rouge (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 22033005200 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.6% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 18.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 22033005200 compare to Baton Rouge overall?

Tract 22033005200 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Baton Rouge at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Baton Rouge eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Baton Rouge

Top eight tracts in Baton Rouge ranked by composite eviction-risk score.